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  • S. Derry Library celebrates with summer Open House Aug. 29

    S. Derry Library celebrates with summer Open House Aug. 29

    Join the South Londonderry Free Library for a late summer Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29. The library, located at 15 Old School St., in South Londonderry, will hold art  workshops, music, games, food and fun. Visit this delightful library and join in the festivities. Everyone is welcome.

  • Creating impact within the warmth of a quilt

    Creating impact within the warmth of a quilt

        This article first appeared in the Vermont Arts Council’s Featured section on Aug. 12, 2026. It is reprinted with permission. By Lorien Strange © 2026 Vermont Arts Council It’s a lovely cool summer day as I walk along Main Street in Chester to Linda Diak’s house. Couples are out popping between an antiques […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Scrub those invasive shrubs

    Henry Homeyer: Scrub those invasive shrubs

    By Henry Homeyer © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC By mid-August, many of us have sighed with relief and settled into a comfy chair in the shade. Planting is done. Weeds? Either under control or not going to be controlled until Jack Frost comes along. We pick our tomatoes, fill a few vases with late-bloomers and […]

  • Community lunch at Londonderry Congo Church

    Community lunch at Londonderry Congo Church

    The Second Congregational Church, 2051 N. Main St., in Londonderry will hold its next Community Lunch at noon on Thursday, Aug. 27. On the menu will be BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, baked beans and dessert. Serves will be in attendance to help. Expect fun, fellowship and great food. Everyone is welcome. […]

  • Music in the Meadow fundraiser for Komen Fight Against Breast Cancer returns Saturday, Aug. 29

    Music in the Meadow fundraiser for Komen Fight Against Breast Cancer returns Saturday, Aug. 29

    The 22nd Annual Music in the Meadow fundraising concert to benefit Susan G. Komen’s Fight Against Breast Cancer will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Motel in the Meadow, 936 Route 11 West in Chester. This year’s entertainment features talented local musicians who generously donate their time and […]

  • S. Londonderry Free Library hosts Open House Aug. 29

    S. Londonderry Free Library hosts Open House Aug. 29

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School St. in South Londonderry, will be holding an End of Summer open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.on Saturday, Aug. 29. Events will include art workshops, music, games, fun and food. Come see this delightful library and join in the festivities. Everyone is welcome

  • Coffee Barn in Londonderry celebrates first year in business with public event

    Coffee Barn in Londonderry celebrates first year in business with public event

    West River Coffee Barn, the community coffee shop at Routes 11 and 100 in Londonderry, will celebrate its first anniversary with a free, family-friendly event running from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21. West River Coffee Barn opened on Aug. 21, 2025, on the site of the former Shoe Barn, a longtime […]

  • Op-ed: A gift from the King

    Op-ed: A gift from the King

    By Madeline Bodin ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC A long time ago — you’ll see just how long in a minute — one of my coworkers at the technology magazine was cranky about our job. I was cranky, too, but he was crankier. I asked him what he wanted. “I want to save the world,” he […]

  • Rock out with WOOL Radio's annual block party

    Rock out with WOOL Radio’s annual block party

    WOOL-FM/Black Sheep Radio presents its premier summer event, WOOLstock: The 2026 Block Party, from 2 to 9 p.m. on  Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Waypoint Center in Bellows Falls, for hours of live music, food, and community festivities. Gates open at 1 p.m. General admission is $20; Children under 12 admitted for free. Discount advance […]

  • Harold Lloyd classic kicks off return of silent movie festival in Ludlow

    Harold Lloyd classic kicks off return of silent movie festival in Ludlow

    Friends of Ludlow Auditorium will celebrate the return of its annual Classic Silent Film Festival  at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22  in the Heald Auditorium at Ludlow Town Hall featuring the classic comedy Safety Last starring the great comedian Harold Lloyd. Jeff Rapsis will return to provide his original musical background to this great […]

  • To the editor: Thank you for your support in the Vermont Primary

    To the editor: Thank you for your support in the Vermont Primary

    I am deeply grateful to everyone who supported my campaign for Vermont Senate. Your support came in many forms: doors knocked, phone calls made, lawn signs planted, contributions sent  and, maybe most meaningful of all, the countless quiet but heartfelt expressions of encouragement I received along the way. I entered this race in part because […]

  • Call for local artists for annual Derry Arts & Historical Society show

    Call for local artists for annual Derry Arts & Historical Society show

    The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society announces it annual Local Artist Show at the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry. This year’s show will be opened up to crafters of all crafts including jewelry artists and potters, needlework, cards and matted prints. The show opens on Saturday., Sept. 5, with a grand opening […]

  • Braucht family leads effort for new playground at Cavendish Town Office

    Braucht family leads effort for new playground at Cavendish Town Office

    By Lorien Strange ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Between the removal of Greven Field’s beloved baseball backstop and debates about the town’s recreation director position, fun and games have been a serious matter in this year’s Cavendish Select Board meetings. But things took a lighter tone on Monday night. Earlier this year, Cavendish 6th grader Olivia […]

  • Evening of poets at Grafton Library Aug. 25

    Evening of poets at Grafton Library Aug. 25

    Join the Grafton Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for an evening with three Vermont poets, as part of itson-going Neighbor-to-Neighbor Discussion Series. Brattleboro poet Tim Mayo will read from his latest poetry collection, Muscle Memories of Love and Disaster, exploring grief, loss, mortality, the suffering and hopes of the […]

  • Free steel drum concert to benefit Weston Playhouse, celebrate 140 years of the Green

    Free steel drum concert to benefit Weston Playhouse, celebrate 140 years of the Green

    Come to Weston’s Town Green from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 22 for a special Blue Flames Steel Band Concert to celebrate 140 years of the Weston Green and to benefit the Weston Community Association’s restoration of the Weston Playhouse. The music is free but all funds collected will go toward the Playhouse. […]

  • Chester board hears wastewater treatment upgrade plan

    Chester board hears wastewater treatment upgrade plan

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC For as long as The Telegraph has been covering Chester town government, an upgrade to the town’s sewage treatment plant has been a problem on a distant horizon. Last Wednesday, Dufresne Group engineer Naomi Johnson told the Select Board — in its alter ego as the Water […]

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